The head of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has vowed to do whatever it takes to protect patient privacy amid growing concerns over the security of the Federal Govrnment's My Heath Record site.

AMA President Dr Tony Bartone said he was concerned about people's privacy but holding up that security was of "paramount importance".

"We have had some written assurances, but it has become clear from a groundswell of both feedback from our members and from the public in general that there is still a perceived ambiguity between the legislation and that potential risk," Dr Bartone told the Today Show.

"I made a call to the minister (Greg Hunt) yesterday and I said that we need to clear up any perceived ambiguity, we need to put that to bed once and for all. I have sought a meeting with the minister early next week."

Dr Bartone assured access to health records could only be made through the court system.

"We need to see that that is enshrined as the default system for this current situation we are going through with the My Health Record," he said.

The My Health Record system has been met with worry after it was revealed police could access private health data without a court warrant. Picture: 9NEWS. (Supplied)

"We examined the whole legislation, the whole implimentation of the My Health Record and whatever happens, it needs to happen so that that faith... the patients have for their privacy and security remains."

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While the law might say police can access digital health records without a court order, Health Minister Greg Hunt said government policy will ensure that does not happen.

Mr Hunt said the Australian Digital Health Agency has decided its own policy to avoid the leak of an individual's records.

Mr Hunt said the Australian Digital Health Agency's own policy will disallow the release of private data to police. Picture: Supplied. (Supplied)

"They cannot and will not issue any records without a court order and I think it's a very simple way to look at it," he said yesterday.

"They've been operating for six years, not one record has been released to the police in that time."

Privacy concerns have been raised about the My Health Record, which is a digital record of health data that Australians have another two months to opt out of if they don't want one created.

Mr Hunt said there was a difference between the legislation from 2012 - which explicitly states police can access My Health Record data without a warrant - and the way the policy was being interpreted.

"It's established as policy. There is bipartisan support for that. It will not be changing under us," he said.